Garage cupola



Dec. 19 1961 J. w. SONNE, ETAL 3,013,434

GARAGE CUPOLA Filed Aug. 5, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS JULIUS W.SONNE BY MARTIN O. BOHN ATTORNEYS Dec. 19., 1961 J. w. SONNE ETAL GARAGECUPOLA 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 5, 1958 FIG.7

E m N N 0 8 E V W s .U U U J BY MARTIN O. BOHN W W ATTORNEYS Thisinvention relates generally to improvements in ventilation structuresadapted for use on garages and the like and, more particularly, toventilator structures of the cupola type.

It is an important object of the present invention to provide aventilator of the cupola type which may be made generally from fouridentically shaped roof panels and four identically shaped side panelswhich are interchangeable with each other and which may be easily andquickly assembled and secured together by means of C channel mouldingstrips.

It is another object of this invention to provide a cupola typeventilator which may be made from aluminum or any other lightweightmetal which can be provided with preferably a baked enamel finish.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cupola typeventilator embodying a number of basic parts which may be convenientlyboxed in a disassembled condition for economy of shipment and which maybe readily assembled and installed without the need of any particularskill or the necessity of any particular tools.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cupola typeventilator which will afford efiicient ventilation of roof openings onthe buildings on which the ventilators are installed while at the sametime providing good all weather protection over said roof opening.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide aprefabricated ventilator of the cupola type which is adapted to bemounted directly on the roof of a building over a ventilating opening.

It is still a further object of the present invention to provide acupola type ventilator comprising prefabricated sheet metal roof panelsand side'panels which are adapted to be rigidly secured together in anassembled structure by means of improved slip joint constructions.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cupola typeventilator which is simple and compact in construction, economical ofmanufacture, efficient in operation, and which may be quickly and easilyassembled on the installation site.

Other objects, features and advantages of this invention will beapparent from the following detailed description and appended claims,reference being had to the accomtates ate panying drawings forming apart of the specification taken substantially along the line 3"3 thereofand looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the structure illustrated inFIG. 3, taken along the lines 4-4 thereof and looking in the directionof the arrows;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view of the structureillustrated in FIG. 3, taken substantially along the line 5--5 thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary elevational sectional view of 3,913,484 PatentedDec. 19, 1961 fic the structure illustrated in FIG. 1, takensubstantially along the line 66 thereof;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary elevational sectional view of the structureillustrated in FIG. 1, taken substantially along the line 77 thereof;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary elevational sectional view identical to FIG. 7but showing the structure mounted on an angled roofing;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary plan View of the roof corner structureillustrated in FIG. 1, taken substantially along the line 99 thereof andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary elevational sectional view of the structureillustrated in FIG. 9, taken substantially along the line Ill-10 thereofand looking in the direction of the arrows; and,

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary elevational sectional view of the structureillustrated in FIG. 10, taken substantially along the line 11-11 thereofand looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1, 2 and 9, apreferred embodiment is shown which comprises the four rectangularlyshaped side panels 10, 11, 12 and 13, each of which is provided with aplurality of louvers as 14 which are struck outwardly from each of theside panels. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, each of the side panels arefixedly secured to the roof of the building on which the ventilator isto be mounted by means of a hold down or retainer angle member,generally indicated by the numeral 15. Each of the angle members 15includes vertical leg as 16 and a horizontal leg as 17. The horizontallegs 17 are fixedly secured, as by means of screws 18, to the roof 19 onwhich the ventilator is to be mounted. The retainer angle members 15.are disposed along the insides of the side panels and are fixedlysecured thereto by any suitable means, as by the screws 20. Interposedbetween each of the side panels and their respective retainer anglemember 15 is a flexible resilient water proof flashing strip as 21 whichis made from rubber or a like material. Each of the flashing strips 21is provided with a suitable footing 22 which may be bent outwardly tolie under the lower edge of its respective side panel and to engage theface of the roof. The underside'of the flashing footing 22 is preferablycoated with a suitable adhesive which will provide a water proofsea-ling engagement with the roof upon which the ventilator is mounted.

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view similar to FIG. 7 andshowing the manner in which the wall structure may be secured to asloping roof as 23. The similar structural parts as disclosed in FIG. 7are designated by corresponding reference numerals followed by the smallletter a. I

The side wall panels 10, 11, 12 and 13 are connected by means of thefollowing described corner joint structure. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,the vertical side edges of each of these side wall panels are foldedover outwardly to provide substantially U'-shaped folds as indicated bythe numeral 24. Each pair of these adjacent-ly disposed folded overcorner edges 24 are fixedly secured together by means of a substantiallyC-shaped channel moulding strip, as generally indicated by the numeral25. The channels 25 may be easily slipped over a pair of adjacent foldedover edges 24 as more fully described hereinafter.

As best seen in FIGS. 1, Sand 9, the roof structure comprises the fourtriangularly shaped roof panels 26, 27, 28 and 29 which are eachprovided along the side edges thereof with outwardly folded over corneredges 30 to form a substantially U-shaped corner structure. Each twoadjacent folded over edges 3% are fixedly secured together by means ofsubstantially C-shaped channel moulding strips 31. It will be seen thatthe folded over corner edges of the side panels and roof panels, 24 and30, respectively, are similarly shaped and are fixedly secured togetherby the similar C-shaped channels 25 and 31, respectively. i

The roof panels are joined to the side panels in the following describedmanner. As shown in FIG. 6, each of the side panels is bent outwardlyand downwardly along the upper edge thereof along a 45 line to thevertical side wall or panel as indicated by the number 32. Each upperedge is then further bent inwardly and then downwardly along itsrespective panel, as indicated by the numerals 33 and 34 to form anangle shaped portion having a horizontal and vertical leg, respectively.The lower end of the vertical leg 34 is then bent outwardly and upwardlyas indicated by ,the numeral 35 to form a U-shaped joint member.'As'shown in FIG. 6, the roof panels extend outwardly beyond the upperedge of each of their respective side panels. The lower edge of eachroof panel is bent backwardly and inwardly to form an angle shapedportion having the horizontal'part 36 and the vertical part or leg 37.The horizontal arm or part 36 is adapted to engage the underside'of'theportion 33 on its adjacent side panel and the leg 37 is adapted toengage the portion 34 on its adjacent side panel and with the lower edgethereofenclosed by the lip 35.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the joining edges of the horizontalportions 36 of each of the roof panels are bent upwardly and over toprovide the folded over joint parts 38 which are connected together bymeans of the short pieces of C-shaped channel moulded strips as 39 in asimilar fashion as the side and roof panel edges are connected.

The upper edges of the roof panels are bent horizontally inwardly asindicated by the numeral 40, in FIGS. 3 and 5, and meet each other alongthe joint lines 41. The upper inwardly bent lips 40 are adapted to reston top of the cross plate 42, and to be fixedly secured thereto by anysuitable means, as by the screws 43. The plate 42 and the lips 40 areadaptedto be closed to the weather by means of the pyramidal shaped capgenerally indicated by the numeral 44. The cap 44 is provided with therounded corners 45 on the lower edges of the slant faces thereof andwith the straightedg'es 46 around each dehedral angle thereof. The cap44 is held in place by means of the two cotter pins 47 and 48 and theSpring 49. The upper cotter pin 47 extends downwardly through the hole50 formed in the peak of the cap 44; The'cotter pin 47 bears against thewasher 51 on the outside of the cap 44 and against the washer 52 on theinside of the cap 44. A waterproof sealing washer 53 made from rubber orthe like is interposed between the lower washer 52 and the cap 44 toseal the upper end of the cap against the weather. The lower end of thelower cotter pin 48 bears against the washer ,55 which rests on thelower side of the rubber grommet 54 through which the cotter pin 48passes. The grommet 54 is adapted to be seated in the hole 56 formed inthe plate 42. It will be understood, that the cotter pins 47 and 48, andthe spring 49 may be replaced by the shaft of a suitable weather vaneshaft which may be slipped through the rubber grommet 54 and secured atthe bottom end thereof to the roof of the building upon which theventilator is mounted.

The side panels 10, 11, 12 and 13, and the roof panels 26, 27, 28 and29, and the channels 25, 31 and 39, and the cap 44, and the retainerangles 15 are all'prefer! ably made from aluminum ora like lightweightweather resistant material.

The ventilator of the present invention is adapted to be shipped in adisassembled condition and may be easily assembled by the user at theinstallation point without the need of any special skill or tools. Theroof panels would first be assembled and then the cap 44 would beassembled in place. The side panels would then be assembled onto theroof structure one at a time. The side panels may be easily assembledonto their respective roof panels starting the leg portions 37 on theroof eaves into the space between the flanges 35 and the portions 34 andthen rotating the side panels counterclockwise, as viewed in FIG. 6. TheC channels 25 would then be slipped in place by sliding them upwardlyfrom the bottom edge of the side panels over the flanges 24. The anglemembers 15 would then be marked out and secured to the roof by means ofthe screws 18. The ventilator is then mounted over the four anglemembers 15 and secured in place thereto by means of the screws 20.

While it will be apparent that the preferred embodiment of the inventiondisclosed is well calculated to fulfill the objects above stated, itwill be appreciated that the invention is susceptible to modification,variation and change without departing from the proper scope or fairmeaning, of the subjoined claim.

What we claim is:

A cupola type ventilator, comprising: a roof structure including apluralityof triangularly shaped roof panels which are each providedalong the Side edges thereof with outwardly folded over side jointflanges; said roof panels sloping downwardly and outwardly and disposedwith each of the side joint flanges of each panel adjacent the sidejoint flange of another panel to provide a plurality of pairs ofadjacently disposed side joint flanges; each of said pairs of adjacentlydisposed side joint flanges being secured together by a C-shaped channelstrip adapted to be slid thereover; each of said 'roof panels having aninwardly folded horizontal lower edge portion which is provided with adownwardly turned vertical flange; a vertical wall panel connected tothe folded lower edge portion of each roof panel; the upper edge of eachwall panel being folded outwardly and angularly downwardly to theinwardly folded horizontal lower edge portion of the connecting roofpanel, and then extending horizontally inwardly on the same, to theinner end thereof, and then extending vertically downwardly along theinner side of the roof panel vertical flange, and then turned upwardlyaround the lower end thereof to form a U-shaped joint member having anoutwardly spaced lip, whereby, each wall panel may be connected to aroof panel by holding the wall panel in a horizontal position, moving ittoward the roof vertical flange and engaging the outer side of saidvertical flange with said U-Shaped joint member lip, and then swingingthe wall panel inwardly to 'a vertical roof panel connecting positionjeach of said wall panels having outwardly folded over side jointflanges; each of the wall panels having louvers therein and beingsecured to an adjacent wall panel by a C-shaped channel strip connectingthe wall panel adjacent side joint flanges together; and an angle shapedmounting member secured to the lower end of each of the wall panels.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHERREFERENCES Journal of the Patent Office Society, September 1951, vol.33, pages 692-4.

